Today we are celebrating the appearance day of our beloved spiritual master, His Holiness Sridhar Swami. The ceremony that we are holding is called Vyasa-puja. Literally, Vyasa-puja means the worship of Vyasa, Srila Vyasadeva, who is the compiler of the Vedic literatures, the literary incarnation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Spiritual master is being appreciated not just as the representative, but as the embodiment, the manifestation - of the same Srila Vyasadeva who was the greatest authority on Vedic knowledge.
"By the mercy of the spiritual master one receives the benediction of Krsna. Without the grace of the spiritual master, one cannot make any advancement. Therefore, I should always remember and praise the spiritual master. At least three times a day I should offer my respectful obeisances unto the lotus feet of my spiritual master."